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maize 音标拼音: [m'ez]
n. 玉蜀黍,黄色
a. 玉蜀黍色的,黄色的 玉蜀黍,黄色玉蜀黍色的,黄色的 maize n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre- Columbian times [ synonym: { corn}, { maize}, { Indian corn}, { Zea mays}] 2: a strong yellow color [ synonym: { gamboge}, { lemon}, { lemon yellow}, { maize}] maize \ maize\ ( m[= a] z), n. [ Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.] ( Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus { Zea} ({ Zea Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called { corn}. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals. [ 1913 Webster] { Maize eater} ( Zool.), a South American bird of the genus { Pseudoleistes}, allied to the troupials. { Maize yellow}, a delicate pale yellow. [ 1913 Webster]
Corn \ Corn\, n. [ AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[' u] rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. { Grain}, { Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or { Indian corn} ( see sense 3), and in England to wheat. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 3. a tall cereal plant ({ Zea mays}) bearing its seeds as large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard cylindrical ear, the core of which ( the cob) is not edible; -- also called { Indian corn} and, in technical literature, { maize}. There are several kinds; as, { yellow corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; { white corn} or { southern corn}, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; { sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; { pop corn}, any small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term { Indian corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it is used for decoration, especially in the fall. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. [ 1913 Webster] In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A small, hard particle; a grain. " Corn of sand." -- Bp. Hall. " A corn of powder." -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster] { Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. { Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal. { Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. { Corn cockle} ( Bot.), a weed ({ Agrostemma Githago} syn. { Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. { Corn flag} ( Bot.), a plant of the genus { Gladiolus}; -- called also { sword lily}. { Corn fly}. ( Zool.) ( a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called " gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is { Chlorops t[ ae] niopus}. ( b) A small fly ({ Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. { Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [ U. S.] { Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. { Corn marigold}. ( Bot.) See under { Marigold}. { Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [ U. S.] { Corn parsley} ( Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus ({ Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. { Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn. { Corn poppy} ( Bot.), the red poppy ({ Papaver Rh[ oe] as}), common in European cornfields; -- also called { corn rose}. { Corn rent}, rent paid in corn. { Corn rose}. See { Corn poppy}. { Corn salad} ( Bot.), a name given to several species of { Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. { Valerianella olitoria} is also called { lamb' s lettuce}. { Corn stone}, red limestone. [ Prov. Eng.] { Corn violet} ( Bot.), a species of { Campanula}. { Corn weevil}. ( Zool.) ( a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. ( b) In America, a weevil ({ Sphenophorus ze[ ae]}) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See { Grain weevil}, under { Weevil}. [ 1913 Webster]
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